Patents by Inventor Peter Y Tu

Peter Y Tu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Drug-eluting stent having collagen drug carrier chemically treated with genipin
    Patent number: 7351421
    Abstract: A method for treating vulnerable plaques of a patient, comprising: providing a biodegradable stent comprising a first supporting zone made of a first biodegradable material, wherein the supporting zone comprises at least a portion of continuous circumference of the stent; and a second therapeutic zone made of a second biodegradable material, wherein the therapeutic zone comprises at least one bioactive agent; delivering the biodegradable stent to the vulnerable plaques; orienting the therapeutic zone at about the luminal surface of the vulnerable plaque; and releasing the at least one bioactive agent for treating the vulnerable plaques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventors: Hsing-Wen Sung, Mei-Chin Chen, Peter Y Tu, Hosheng Tu